Botswana's taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) was 15.36 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 208.58% from 4.98 billion in 2015 (11.93% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 15.36 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 8.89 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 4.98 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 15.36 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | 0 | 1960 |
| Average since 2016 | 10.33 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 0 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Botswana's taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) rose 582.72 million on 2024 (from 14.78 billion to 15.36 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +463.58 million and a typical year strayed about 864.42 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.98 billion in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.9 billion in 2006. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1.08 billion a year. A straight line explains 97% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about 17.98 billion for 2028. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2023 to 2025 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 2.4 billion, against 3.11 billion for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
In 2025, Botswana had the 107th highest value of the 150 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Botswana in the 2025 ranking
- Switzerland — 103rd of 150: 22.62 billion
- Maldives — 104th of 150: 19.36 billion
- Croatia — 105th of 150: 16.07 billion
- Bulgaria — 107th of 150: 15.08 billion
- Slovak Republic — 108th of 150: 14.35 billion
- Gambia, The — 109th of 150: 13.49 billion
What this measures
Taxes less subsidies on products are taxes payable per unit of a good or service. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 58 values
| Year | Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 15,361,789,700 |
| 2024 | 14,779,069,300 |
| 2023 | 13,382,450,800 |
| 2022 | 11,398,199,500 |
| 2021 | 10,231,701,400 |
| 2020 | 8,885,272,500 |
| 2019 | 8,539,097,800 |
| 2018 | 8,071,430,400 |
| 2017 | 6,814,082,000 |
| 2016 | 5,843,520,500 |
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 1.11 trillion (2025)
- Benin — 1.36 trillion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 1.36 trillion (2025)
- Burundi — 1.63 trillion (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 48.82 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — 2.44 trillion (2025)
- Central African Republic — 209.12 billion (2025)
- Chad — 380.05 billion (2025)
- Comoros — 41.67 billion (2025)
- Congo, Dem. Rep.
More economic policy & debt data for Botswana
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$6.27 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 84.72 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 31.48% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$9.12 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 123.17 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 45.77% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$15.4 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 207.88 billion (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is Botswana's taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU)?
- 15.36 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How does Botswana rank?
- 107th highest of 150 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) unusual for Botswana?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.TAX.NIND.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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